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Simple Tips to Self-Care during the COVID Lockdown

June 17, 2020 by Dikshi Gupta

Stressing out about what the future holds for you? Constantly worrying about whether things will ever go back to normal? Regularly doubting yourself on whether you are being productive enough in this lockdown? Making plans every day of doing something meaningful but ending up just scrolling through social media all day? If you are going through any of these situations in these testing times, then don’t worry. You are not alone.

In these strange times that we are living in today, it is normal to feel the pressure. Stress and anxiety can easily creep up on you. But it is important to not let it get to our heads. If all these things that are making noises in our heads go unchecked, there are chances of one slowly spiraling towards a mental breakdown. Not able to go outside and see your friends and family is piling up on that.

Self Care During COVID-19

But, lying in bed all day with just your thoughts is also not a solution. Being stationary does not help anyone. You need to snap yourself out of it and get moving. There are some things that you can do in order to feel better about yourself which do not take much effort. Below is a list of things you should do in the increase the productivity in your life:

Get Creative – Now that everyone is sitting at home and scrolling their social media, this is the perfect opportunity to up your meme game. And who knows? You might even go viral.

Exercise – You have to shake that lethargy off of you and get your body moving. It’s great if you have some workout equipment at home. But even if you don’t, there are plenty of tutorials and fitness apps on the internet that will tell you simple ways to workout at home.

Cooking – Cooking is the ultimate stress buster. Success does not matter in this endeavour. Just making efforts and preparing food with your own hands can be a really fulfilling experience. And don’t forget, it can also make for good Instagram stories.

Self Care Routine

Reading – There cannot be a better time to read one of the many books that are sitting in your collection but you haven’t had a chance to read. A good book can enhance your perspective towards the world and that is exactly what is needed in this pandemic.

Meditation – Meditation helps in calming your nerves and is a great tool for stress management.

Learn Something New – Hasn’t there been one thing that you always want to learn but couldn’t for some reason? Well hopefully, you can do it now. From dancing to playing guitar to learning a new language, the options are endless.

Be in Touch with Your Therapist – Just because you cannot physically visit your therapist, does not mean that there are no other ways to communicate. Therapists are there to help you become better. Many of them will be more than willing to offer their advice on phone calls.

Clean Your Room – A dirty room can lead to the conjuring of negative thoughts. Live in a clean and cheerful environment.

Talk to Your Friends – Stay in touch with your friends, ask them how they are doing and keep checking up on them. Everyone is having their own issues right now and it is a really good thing to talk about. It lessens the burden on the heart and can also increase happiness in your life.

Sleep – A lot of people’s healthy sleep cycles are going out of the windows these days. For some, birds chirping outside the window is an indication that they should sleep now. This is unhealthy and can cause physical stress on the body. You should try to avoid watching another episode of that web series that you are binging on and go to sleep at an appropriate time.

We hope this article is of help to you and you come out a better person after this pandemic.

Filed Under: Mind Tagged With: Corona, Covid, Selfcare

An opportunity to reset and reboot: COVID

May 27, 2020 by Bob Singhal

Most of us are feeling overwhelmed by the outbreak of the latest bushfire, the COVID-19 pandemic. This unforeseen adversity cannot be avoided as it has now become the new common worldwide. It might seem strange to contemplate anything good coming out of this dark COVID cloud, but we have to be cautiously optimistic at this time. Although time is unfortunate, take it as an opportunity to bounce positively and shine a spotlight on your resilience. While most of us are homebound, we can easily assess and creatively pivot ourselves towards a life full of enthusiasm and mindfulness. Perhaps, it’s a great time to pause a little, recognize and renew your emotions and set a course for the coming life.

From the moment you decide to reset, your mind changes its perspective and creates thoughts to uplift your energy. Here are the domains you can hone to reprioritize, reintroduce, and possibly, re-invent your life. Many of these are simple, 5-minute things you can do, while some just “reconnect” you with who you presently are and what you want to be.

Learn something new: start a hobby, be creative, maybe cook your favorite meal.

Read: Reading is a boon for your mental health, stress reduction, and knowledge improvement. Read at least 5 mins a day.

Create a to-do list: One thing that has helped me a lot to organize myself is to create daily a to-do list. This helps me to figure out/ prioritize and track my professional, personal, and pleasure responsibilities.

Self-care: Create an inventory of self-care activities. Exercise (try yoga, Zumba, aerobics, HIIT, or any activity that you enjoy and is effective) eat mindfully, do a digital detox, meditate for spiritual renewal, and connect.

Be social: Call a long-lost friend, hug your child, pamper your pet.

Declutter your space, living, and emotional: Declutter your life from fallow things or something that you don’t use. Donate things that you no longer need. Learn to live with less. Clear out toxic people, negative thoughts that don’t deserve you.

Write a journal: Writing out your emotions is such a great thing to do. It helps to become a better thinker. Write things you are grateful for or just appreciate yourself and your environment. Or simply write whatever thoughts come into your mind.

Create a happiness playlist to revive and comfort your mood.

Enjoy the blooming nature with a cup of that tastiest coffee because you have all the time now.

Filed Under: Mind Tagged With: Covid, Family in Covid, Reboot in Covid, Reboot in lockdown, Reorganize, Rewire yourself

Being Mind Full or Mindful during COVID: Simple ways to cultivate Mindfulness into your life

May 8, 2020 by Bob Singhal

Why spend being homebound in fear and stress, when you can actually make the most out of it. This is the perfect time to incorporate mindful practices into your life, which can help calm anxiety and be kind towards ourselves as well as others. Mindfulness is the non-judgmental awareness of breath, body, emotions, and thoughts. We all naturally possess mindfulness. It’s a simple human capacity to be fully present at the moment, become aware of who we are and what’s going around us. It doesn’t let your mind travel into the past or become anxious about the future, but instead, forces your mind to reel you back into the present.

Mindfulness can be practiced anytime during the day, but early morning, before everyone is awake, is a great time to be with yourself. It helps to set the tone for the day. Mindfulness doesn’t have to be elaborate, simple things like deep breathing, meditation, exercising, mindful drinking a cup of coffee, or whatever activity which you enjoy can be practiced. Here are some tips you can do daily to inculcate mindfulness into your life.

Morning Mindfulness

• Eat mindfully: Try to eat at least one meal a day just by and with yourself only. Just sit, relax, and be present at the moment. Savor your food with love and gratitude. Smell the food, feel the texture, enjoy every bite of it. Keep away your phone and switch off the gadgets. Don’t multitask.

• Listening to Music: Focus on the whole song, or listen specifically to the voice or the music strings, enjoy the moment.

• Breathe: Put one hand on your stomach and one hand on your chest. Relax your neck and shoulders. Slowly breathe in the cool air through your nose into your lungs (expand like a balloon) and slowly exhale (deflate) air through your mouth. Repeat this for 5 minutes. Focus on the experience. Feel the calmness in each breathe.

• Color something, blow Bubbles, or dance to your favorite song: Enjoy little things through the day, being fully aware of the activity.

• Let Go: With each breathes you take, let go of all the anger, frustration, anxiety, and stress. Forgive yourself and others. Feel the freedom and happiness in the experience.
Finally, when the world is inevitably chaotic, mindfulness brings us to the internal place of stillness. It would definitely help to keep cautious attention to unconscious reactions of stress and fear and treat you with infinite love, patience, compassion, and awareness.

Dr. Rimika Kapoor
JoyScore

Filed Under: Mind Tagged With: Corona, Covid, Lockdown, Mindful, Mindfulness, Quarantine

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Dr. Bob Singhal

Professor Bhupendra 'Bob' Singhal, has taught creativity by joy and right brain thinking, a renowned international architect, won major design competitions, has over 70 awards, publications, media mentions and served as President of the American Institute of Architects South Bay. In 2011, in his book Joy in Health and Happiness: Your Optimal Path to Success, Professor Singhal wrote about the transformative power of joy and helped readers learn to enhance their daily experience of it.

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